G/SPS/N/SLV/132  
29 May 2019 
(19-3724) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : EL SALVADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible : Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica , OSARTEC 
(Salvadoran Technical Regulation Agency)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : ICS numbers : 65.020.30, 65.120  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document : Reglamento Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 65.05.01:19 
Vigilancia epidemiológica, pr evención y control de la Encefalopatía Espongiforme Bovina 
(EEB) y Otras Encefalopatías Espongiformes Transmisibles (EET) (Salvadoran Technical 
Regulation RTS 65.05.01:19, Epidemiological surveillance, prevention and control of 
Bovine Spongiform Encephalop athy (BSE) and other transmissible spongiform 
encephalopathies (TSEs)) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 14 
6. Description of content : The notified text regulates the epidemiological surveillance of 
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and other transmissible spongiform 
encephalopathies (TSEs), and the prevention of transmission and the control of its causal 
agent through live animals, food for animal consumption, products, by -products and other 
articles that may act as transmission agents, with t he aim of establishing and maintaining 
a recognized status, and demonstrating that the disease does not exist in the country.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest o r disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 11.4, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/SLV/132  
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): To be determined  
[ ] Trade  facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 28 July 2 019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquir y Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Economía (Ministry of the Economy)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate for the Administration 
of Trade Agreements)  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv/  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788  
Email : datco@minec.gob.sv   
 
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica , OSARTEC (Salvadoran Technical 
Regulation Agency)  
Boulevard S an Bartolo y Calle Lempa, costado Norte del INSAFORP, Edificio CNC, 
Ilopango, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: http://www.osartec.gob.sv/  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5335 ; (+503) 2590 5338  
Email : consultasreglamento@osartec.gob.sv